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education award and was superintendent of the year by the national association of black school educate ors in 2004. also served on the president's board of advisors historically black colleges and universities. she should be remembered as a warrior for equity and desegregation. >> she rode the bus as a child as part of the first groups of african american students to integrate the st. louis schools and devoted her professional life to the education of america's neediest children. as we begin to lose the men and women who have had this experience we need to redobl our commitment to diversity, she was not always honored as she deserved but i am happy to be able to report that she end of her life she looked on her time in san francisco as the best and most productive of her professional career. her illness was short, but difficult, and much too early. i feel privileged to have been her friend as well as her colleague and i got to spend a day with her late in december. i am going to miss her, i already misser. public education in america is poorer for her loss, she leaves her two sons anth
education award and was superintendent of the year by the national association of black school educate ors in 2004. also served on the president's board of advisors historically black colleges and universities. she should be remembered as a warrior for equity and desegregation. >> she rode the bus as a child as part of the first groups of african american students to integrate the st. louis schools and devoted her professional life to the education of america's neediest children. as we...
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is committed to public education. the reason is simple; to be the number one state in the southeast for high quality jobs, we have to have a well-educated workforce to attract and fill those jobs. we want our state to be the place where our best and brightest want to earn their degrees and ultimately work, live and raise a family. since january 2011, nearly 80,000 new jobs have been created in tennessee, and the unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since october 2008. [applause] tennessee ranks first in the southeast in new manufacturing jobs created and first in the growth of manufacturing jobs in 2012. that's good news, but it doesn't mean we can take our foot off of the gas. you've heard me say many times before that i don't believe government creates jobs, but i do believe it's our role to create an environment that encourages investment. jobs are created when people are willing to risk capital. we want tennessee to be as low of a risk as possible. to provide certainty to businesses, we overhauled our tort la
is committed to public education. the reason is simple; to be the number one state in the southeast for high quality jobs, we have to have a well-educated workforce to attract and fill those jobs. we want our state to be the place where our best and brightest want to earn their degrees and ultimately work, live and raise a family. since january 2011, nearly 80,000 new jobs have been created in tennessee, and the unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since october 2008. [applause] tennessee...
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the gap for a lot of children's education. now we have over 10 education sites in our school district including students and kindergartner schools. my daughter was at the top and other student were at the top in my district so i know the staff does a great job >> san francisco unified is one of the largest providers in southern california and one of the providers in the state that invests in preschool education. and many educational study aids supervisor norman yee knows that qualify school programs supports our children's social and emotional development. they add to social justice throughout our community as well. we also want to declare this coming friday the date we'll be celebrating at a cafe with some people and february 9th will be declared if we vote on it it today. at this moment i'd like to invite our education people to say a few words >> thank you and thank you supervisors and everyone else. we're very honored that you took the time and i want to give a special thanks to supervisor yee. he helped me to see the work
the gap for a lot of children's education. now we have over 10 education sites in our school district including students and kindergartner schools. my daughter was at the top and other student were at the top in my district so i know the staff does a great job >> san francisco unified is one of the largest providers in southern california and one of the providers in the state that invests in preschool education. and many educational study aids supervisor norman yee knows that qualify...
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, and education. --, and security, housing, and education. this is three hours. -- homeland security, housing, and education. this is three hours. >> good morning, everybody. today, we are convening a meeting of the appropriations committee. this is the first meeting of the appropriations committee in the 113th congress. this is the first meeting with me as chair of the full committee. the focus today will be on the impact of sequester, government agencies, and critical national functions that are important to the security, safety, and future of the american people. today, as i take and assume this gavel, i am mindful of the history going before me. i will acknowledge the previous leadership. it is a great honor for me to chair this full committee. i think we all carry a special place in our hearts in our presence here today for senator daniel in a way -- inouye. this committee has an excellent track record of leadership on both sides of the aisle. i want to a knowledge the wonderful cooperation i rec
, and education. --, and security, housing, and education. this is three hours. -- homeland security, housing, and education. this is three hours. >> good morning, everybody. today, we are convening a meeting of the appropriations committee. this is the first meeting of the appropriations committee in the 113th congress. this is the first meeting with me as chair of the full committee. the focus today will be on the impact of sequester, government agencies, and critical national functions...
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anything a greater investment in education to using business leaders. i spoke with a student for came on stage and he said that there was a program in virginia similar to what we do in utah for business leaders are interjecting themselves in higher ed. so first promoting awareness that we can do this without business and business can't do this without students. traditionally we have relied on the legislature and that hasn't done enough. and so i'm grateful for strides we are taking and still see there is a lot of room to make up. we have come in utah we have unique system where the students have formed, come together to form the utah student association. so each student within the state, there's 130,000 plus higher it students, 15% of the student fees, 15 cents, allows them to be a member of the utah student association. by doing [laughter] i better be careful. but 15 cents allows them to be part of utah student association. was that has given us is that each student body president in the state of utah comes together once a month. we work with political
anything a greater investment in education to using business leaders. i spoke with a student for came on stage and he said that there was a program in virginia similar to what we do in utah for business leaders are interjecting themselves in higher ed. so first promoting awareness that we can do this without business and business can't do this without students. traditionally we have relied on the legislature and that hasn't done enough. and so i'm grateful for strides we are taking and still...
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the board of education has not seen much as well. abc7 reached out to all board members, but only heard from the board president who did not want to comment further. in a statement, the board says "the land remains in the possession of the board of education as a future school site." there is a question about whether the board of education went through the right process as it least this piece of land. >> we had no knowledge. >> he says in spite of it being a surprise it was a welcome surprise. abc7 news. >> kind of a chilly day today. >> yes. >> beautiful skies. >> very pretty. temperatures well below average. we still have cold for the next couple of days. and then for friday, your favorite -- the old winter mix. that is coming back. this is it the high school in berryville. we have broken decks of cloud. we will have clear skies, the very cold temperatures. 34 degrees in woodbridge right now. 27 ion rocket built. that is after a high of 34. -- 27 in rock bill. -- rockville. the wind chill will be an issue throughout the evening. on
the board of education has not seen much as well. abc7 reached out to all board members, but only heard from the board president who did not want to comment further. in a statement, the board says "the land remains in the possession of the board of education as a future school site." there is a question about whether the board of education went through the right process as it least this piece of land. >> we had no knowledge. >> he says in spite of it being a surprise it...
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we just needed to get rid of this dual system of education because it was so much more unfair. having the two systems you had different salary scales for black and white teachers before the desegregation or you haven't had any integration between faculties and you have second hand but that was just sort of you had to get rid of that. so i think -- i have no idea if people foresaw. i would imagine that we actually had in the south i think you had some ambivalence about this because i do think that some people saw this is potentially going to hurt my school or i am going to lose my job if we have to integrate because they are not going to want me teaching their kids. there were some interesting polls that were done and they were not very reliable with the interesting in that they showed right after brown v board so some people saw it and it was important to getting rid of the schools for may be worth at risk. but it had a fall out and i think maybe it could have been anticipated, but there is especially reports that were done something like that activist actively tracking this an
we just needed to get rid of this dual system of education because it was so much more unfair. having the two systems you had different salary scales for black and white teachers before the desegregation or you haven't had any integration between faculties and you have second hand but that was just sort of you had to get rid of that. so i think -- i have no idea if people foresaw. i would imagine that we actually had in the south i think you had some ambivalence about this because i do think...
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the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the people on this panel, those of you in this room, we're taking incremental steps. but one of the things we have to do is keep organizing ourselves and understanding the coordinated integrated way so services aren't bolted on, added on and become just a one and done in too many schools. it's got to be really embraced as what we call a whole school climate framework, a whole school climate improvement plan. and when we embrace that, everybody can come to the table and take what can i do? each one teach one, each one reach one, we change policy, we change practices, we change values. there is a map, t
the educators, make sure they receive the education and understand that relationships are as important as the classroom can urriculum, especially at the secondary level, continue to hammer out policies that are not so punitive but restore we want to connect to correct. we don't want to punish. we often move kids from one environment it another but it doesn't help them make right and it doesn't help others. this is a systemic problem, it's not going to go away. but we can begin and we are, the...
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this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there should be crawl through 12. other country that is do this have very high taxes. we're not in the situation where people want to pay for something new at the moment. don't move. coming up, our bubbles -- yes, bubbles. the key to this slow and steady recovery, are the feigns here to stay or are you at risk of the next bubble bursting? like an available heads-up display on the 2013 lexus gs. there's no going back. i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant
this country pioneered secondary education, pioneered college education. it's falling back behind other countries in preschool. and i think that's the kind of new frontier. particularly if you look at the sort of gap between the 1% and the rest, the gap between the top and the bottom. the minimum wage can help, if done responsibly. much more important is to invest in people at the bottom. that's why universal preschool really helps. >> there's k through 12 in this country. we think there...
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-- and higher education and business? >> recently, we've partnered with our good friends in boeing in washington state, where we are headquartered, in redmond, washington, to create a stem scholarship program. we put money in, boeing is putting money in, the government is matching that money. we will have put $1 million on the table for scholarships in washington state for folks who are going to major in stem disciplines and also come from families who are eligible for free and reduced lunches. the business community stepping up in concert with the government in washington state to develop what we think could be a model program around stem. that will get into where we talk about resources, where we direct resources, and which should be the appropriate role of business in concert with government. >> good morning. i would just like to add to my quick bio. beyond running my business, i have been on the state board of education in florida for about seven years, one of the top states in terms of leading reform. from a partners
-- and higher education and business? >> recently, we've partnered with our good friends in boeing in washington state, where we are headquartered, in redmond, washington, to create a stem scholarship program. we put money in, boeing is putting money in, the government is matching that money. we will have put $1 million on the table for scholarships in washington state for folks who are going to major in stem disciplines and also come from families who are eligible for free and reduced...
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-- the education system altogether. is there an evaluation program for retention of teachers? guest: that is something i have heard teachers talk about over -- all the time, that they're overworked, that all the accountability measures have changed the profession for them, and they do not feel like they can spend on the time the need to teach kids to be creative thinkers. on the other hand, you have folks that's a the accountability in no child left behind really helps schools, and sure that all children are learning, and be accountable to the federal government for money they are getting. host: what is the likelihood that the president's proposals will see some action? guest: i would say unlikely. first of all, you never go broke in washington putting on an action. -- betting on inaction. right now, the congress is concerned with how they will head off these automatic spending cuts, sequestration. they're not starting to think about new programs. i think it faces an uphill political battle. i think the final price tag,
-- the education system altogether. is there an evaluation program for retention of teachers? guest: that is something i have heard teachers talk about over -- all the time, that they're overworked, that all the accountability measures have changed the profession for them, and they do not feel like they can spend on the time the need to teach kids to be creative thinkers. on the other hand, you have folks that's a the accountability in no child left behind really helps schools, and sure that...
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education, education in the state of the union. yet our education still sucks. someone everybody has comprehensive education ideas and we tonight get a lot of done in terms of education. so i know i'm jaded but it's because i've watched too many of these. >> john: of course talking a good game on education while funding it, i wasn't inspired by invoking the german standard making sure that all graduate highhigh schoolgraduates learned a train. i'll be impressed when i see numbers on pair with funding. if anybody had get it on it is this guy. i don't think governor romney would have touched education funding if he were in the white house. >> that's what scares me. he played a huge point that none of these things that i'm going to talk about in the next 40 minutes are going to raise a single time. that's a huge challenge. you want to make a case of how government can be effective, but you ton want to make a case for government spending. that's a huge problem. >> cenk: alexis just nailed it right this. look, he said he's going to do t
education, education in the state of the union. yet our education still sucks. someone everybody has comprehensive education ideas and we tonight get a lot of done in terms of education. so i know i'm jaded but it's because i've watched too many of these. >> john: of course talking a good game on education while funding it, i wasn't inspired by invoking the german standard making sure that all graduate highhigh schoolgraduates learned a train. i'll be impressed when i see numbers on pair...
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equipping them with the skills, education that a 21st century economy demands. giving them every chants to go as far as their hard work and god given potential will take them. that's not just going to make sure that they do well. that will strengthen our economy and our country for all of us because if their generation prospers, if they've got the skills they need to get a good job, that means businesses want to locate here, and it also means, by the way, they're well equipped as citizens with the critical thinking skills that they need in order to help guide our democracy. we'll all prosper that way. that's what we're fighting for. they're the ones that are going to write that next great chapter in the american story and we've got to make sure that we're providing that investment. i am so proud of every single teacher who is here who has dedicated their lives to making sure those kids get a good start in life. i want to make sure that i'm helping and i want to make sure that the country is behind you every step of the way. all right? thank you, everybody. god b
equipping them with the skills, education that a 21st century economy demands. giving them every chants to go as far as their hard work and god given potential will take them. that's not just going to make sure that they do well. that will strengthen our economy and our country for all of us because if their generation prospers, if they've got the skills they need to get a good job, that means businesses want to locate here, and it also means, by the way, they're well equipped as citizens with...
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matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. and if you on february 23rd at thurgood marshal high school from grades k-12, please come out and support us. matthew? >> matthew one second. >> miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. >> my name is matthew garrett and i would like to say thank you for the board of education for letting me speak. my poem. my school is kip bay view academy. and the bay view district. and very glad to attend there. this is my poem. i am different. can you see me? can you hear me? do you know me? yes, i'm smart. a bright kid, they say. yes, i get good grades. yes, i dress well. yes, i am well mannered. but i am different. i'm different from what you see, i'm different from what you believe. oh, i know sometimes i can't sit still. i know sometimes i'm a little loud. i know sometimes i lose my temper, i know sometimes i forget to comb my hair or iron my clothes, but i am different. i am different from what you se
matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. and if you on february 23rd at thurgood marshal high school from grades k-12, please come out and support us. matthew? >> matthew one second. >> miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. >> my name is matthew garrett and i would like to say thank you for the board of education for letting me...
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we have huge problems i just mentioned our education. we've got deficit about other countries have bigger ones. when you look what a magnet this country remains for immigrants. if you look did he spite the slow down our highest levels of education is still the best. if you look at all kinds of strength this country has rule of law infrastructure. i think our problems are imminently fixable. it's easy in a moment like this just to focus on the negatives but there are positive in the u.s. economy. we started to make some progress both on growth and on the deficit. health costs are starting to come down. we're no where near there. no where near there. but i think you can imagine with how we make some good decisions over the next few years and beyond. things really could improve over the next decade or two but it's not guaranteed and that's the important thing. >> rose: going off on a tangent for a second. we all are affected by what happens in europe. what's happening in europe. >> we're seeing a austerity be date too much of a focus on nea
we have huge problems i just mentioned our education. we've got deficit about other countries have bigger ones. when you look what a magnet this country remains for immigrants. if you look did he spite the slow down our highest levels of education is still the best. if you look at all kinds of strength this country has rule of law infrastructure. i think our problems are imminently fixable. it's easy in a moment like this just to focus on the negatives but there are positive in the u.s....
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the president hit on education in the universal preschool education, making college more affront affordable and that kids graduating from high school have a set of skills in this high-tech world, all three but particularly the pre-were imports? >> very important. and i saw arnie duncan on the way out last night, secretary of education. i said, that is great. is he going to put it in the budget? >> bill: yeah. >> he said, yes, he was. i said okay. i don't want just a bunch of rhetoric. i want to see some budget numbers in there so that wehen we do our elementary and secondary education act we can begin to build on his budget numbers for expanding early childhood education. i can't emphasize enough how much we need to do that in this country, get though these kids early in life. >> senate it almost became like a revival meeting when the president recognized the families of victims of gun violence who were in the chamber last night and then said that they deserve a vote. they deserve a vote on the common sense gun measures, gun safety measures that have been -- that have been proposed very, ve
the president hit on education in the universal preschool education, making college more affront affordable and that kids graduating from high school have a set of skills in this high-tech world, all three but particularly the pre-were imports? >> very important. and i saw arnie duncan on the way out last night, secretary of education. i said, that is great. is he going to put it in the budget? >> bill: yeah. >> he said, yes, he was. i said okay. i don't want just a bunch of...
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they'd devastate priorities like education, and energy, and medical research. they would certainly slow our recovery and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. and that's why democrats, republicans, business leaders and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea. now, some in congress have proposed preventing only the defense cuts by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training, medicare and social security benefi benefits. that idea is even worse. [applaus [applause] >> yes, the biggest driver of our long-term debt is the rising cost of health care for an aging population and those of us who care deeply about programs like medicare must embrace the need for modest reforms, otherwise our retirement programs will crowd out the investments we need for our children and jeopardize the promise of a secure retirement for future generations. but we can't have senior citizens and working families to shoulder the entire burden of deficit reduction while asking nothing more from the
they'd devastate priorities like education, and energy, and medical research. they would certainly slow our recovery and cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs. and that's why democrats, republicans, business leaders and economists have already said that these cuts, known here in washington as the sequester, are a really bad idea. now, some in congress have proposed preventing only the defense cuts by making even bigger cuts to things like education and job training, medicare and social security...
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before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher, a lawyer, and a very influential voice on all policy matters. she was also passionate about ending this issue of bullying and bringing everyone together to stop this disturbing trend so please welcome assistant secretary for civil rights, ruslyn lee. as i said, our moderator is not always our lieutenant governor, of course he needs to introduction -- no, i get to say something. i get to say something. as everyone in this room knows, youngest mayor in 100 years, right? youngest mayor in 100 years when he was elected 10 years ago and he has remained an effective and visionary leader for everyone. mayo
before she joined the department of education she was vice president of the education trust in washington, dc and was the founding executive of education trust west in oakland. in these positions she advocated for public school students in california, focusing on achievement and opportunity gaps, improving can urriculum and instructional quality and ensuring quality education for everybody. she served as an advisor on education issues on a number of private ipbs institutions, she is a teacher,...
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exception of the military academy where education is suburb. when the government gets involved in education it's a waste of money. >> the definition of a liberal. somebody that doesn't care what you do as long as it's mandatory. this idea of expanding this program, this tender age is offensive. for those parents who want to keep the kid at home. also useless. >> there are programs that they have found to have been helpful. and not at a young age. kids in summertime as they get older, it tends to be when you see the gaps growing between kids coming from affluent homes versus poor children. and they have -- >> it's not the president's job. >> i disagree. that's why i think, that is definition of a liberal. i think the government can help out in this situation. and help the kids who are
exception of the military academy where education is suburb. when the government gets involved in education it's a waste of money. >> the definition of a liberal. somebody that doesn't care what you do as long as it's mandatory. this idea of expanding this program, this tender age is offensive. for those parents who want to keep the kid at home. also useless. >> there are programs that they have found to have been helpful. and not at a young age. kids in summertime as they get...
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he will call for investments in education. any time he says investments. republicans say deficits and spending and they tend to object. >> we asked house speaker boehner today investments and he said if that were the cure to our problems, with all the money the president has spent we would be great shape. but the two gentlemen, vice president and house speaker on the right. they will be sitting behind the president. a moment ago we had a picture of wisconsin congressman paul ryan. had things gone differently on election night he would be sitting behind president romney but he is member of the house of receipt identifies. you see john kerry, long time senator from massachusetts and new secretary of state, a job many say he was born and bred for. you can see at the top of the any, the gallery. it's fascinating some of the people in the gallery. it's become now some would say a flag show, some would say a kind of theater that members of congress, the first lady, they bring a variety of people to sit in the gallery. everybody from gabrielle giffords, the victi
he will call for investments in education. any time he says investments. republicans say deficits and spending and they tend to object. >> we asked house speaker boehner today investments and he said if that were the cure to our problems, with all the money the president has spent we would be great shape. but the two gentlemen, vice president and house speaker on the right. they will be sitting behind the president. a moment ago we had a picture of wisconsin congressman paul ryan. had...
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and education. nothing brings more money to the treasury than educating the american people. early childhood, k-12. higher education. post graduate, lifetime learning. nothing brings more money to the treasury. in addition to the fact that all innovation begins in the classroom, our international competitiveness depends on us being number one and that education is key to that. it also brings more money to the treasury to reduce the deficit. investments in biomedical research, the whole world is in competition on this and we're going to cut our investments to biomedical research to, grants that are put out outside the national institutes of health, that is really giving the advantage to other countries over ours. but i'm going yield to congresswoman lowe. she listed some of these. >> thank you, madam leader. i wanted to just follow up with your comments about research. a major new york hospital came to me and said how can you have sequester? we get $185 million for research into cancer, alshirmse, au
and education. nothing brings more money to the treasury than educating the american people. early childhood, k-12. higher education. post graduate, lifetime learning. nothing brings more money to the treasury. in addition to the fact that all innovation begins in the classroom, our international competitiveness depends on us being number one and that education is key to that. it also brings more money to the treasury to reduce the deficit. investments in biomedical research, the whole world is...
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proposed change in american education since brown versus the board of education. early education advocates point to success stories in states including alabama and oklahoma and to studies showing reduced crime rates, lower drop-out rates, and higher incomes among those who attend preschool. critics point to the did hes couraging results of programs already in place like head start, and although the white house yet -- has yet to put a price tag on the program, estimates put the cost of the plan between $3 billion and $20 billion a year which will no doubt be a point of contention when president obama brings a plan back to washington. just add it to the list. here is msnbc's chris hayes, host of "up" for a little segment we like to call "up now." >> it's going to get tiresome. >> it's an amazing pun. you take the two names of the show and put it together. >> like the liger. >> so, chris, you know, i will say this. who knows if any of this is going to get done, but i think it is fantastic that we are having a conversation about the minimum wage, the importance of ear
proposed change in american education since brown versus the board of education. early education advocates point to success stories in states including alabama and oklahoma and to studies showing reduced crime rates, lower drop-out rates, and higher incomes among those who attend preschool. critics point to the did hes couraging results of programs already in place like head start, and although the white house yet -- has yet to put a price tag on the program, estimates put the cost of the plan...
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put forth this event and so we will take your donations the checks made to the black school educators and you can call us and we will give you the address of where to send your donations. we look forward to saying you next wednesday at saint mary's cathedral. [ applause ] >> school is still in session. mrs. virginia marshal. to the board members, proper protocol has been established, thank you, thank you, and thank you thank you thank you for being so supportive of the san francisco alliance of black school educators my name is brenda jackson and i am the chair person of the musical and this year we added on step contests. i was told that i was only given two minutes i will yield, i will yield the floor to mr. matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. and if you on february 23rd at thurgood marshal high school from grades k-12, please come out and support us. matthew? >> matthew one second. >> miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. >> my name
put forth this event and so we will take your donations the checks made to the black school educators and you can call us and we will give you the address of where to send your donations. we look forward to saying you next wednesday at saint mary's cathedral. [ applause ] >> school is still in session. mrs. virginia marshal. to the board members, proper protocol has been established, thank you, thank you, and thank you thank you thank you for being so supportive of the san francisco...
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but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing but they're heavy. >> woodruff: what about raising the minimum wage? we just double checked it. it's $7.25 i believe right now. to raise it to $9 an hour? >> well, you know, i think it's a pretty straightforward argument. if you work 40 hours a week, 52 hours or 52 weeks a year, you should rise above poverty. i mean... >> woodruff: that was his argument >> that's the argument. i think it's a straightforward one. $9 an hour. 10 states already linked their minimum wage to inflation. >> the counterargument of course is that actually relatively few people a
but children will go on to get a lot of education. they will be contributing members of society >> great programs. oklahoma is the model program. it's done by republicans. so it should be a bipartisan source of agreement. but still these things do cost a lot of money. when they've tried to expand early childhood in places like california with rob reiner's proposition it's hit political head wind and was defeated. these are not easy lists. they're reasonably expensive. to me worth doing...
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all for about of 1% of what we spent of education each year. tonight i'm announcing a new challenge: to redesign america's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy. and we'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science, technology engineering and math. the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and thereby in the future. now, even with better high schools, most young people will need some higher education. it's a simple fact: the more education you've got the more likely you are to have a good job and work your way into the middle-class. but today's skyrocketing costs price too many young people out of a higher education. or saddle them with unsustainable debt. through tax credits, grants and better loans, we've made college more affordable for millions of students and families over the last few years. but taxpayers can't keep on subsidizing higher and higher and higher costs for higher educ
all for about of 1% of what we spent of education each year. tonight i'm announcing a new challenge: to redesign america's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy. and we'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science, technology engineering and math. the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and thereby in the future. now, even with...
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part of the way to do that is to have this be part of the kids education, and push strongly. the collaborative this year, allow the youth of san francisco to enter in a poster contest to provide artistic ability to the messaging of this really important movement. the 2013 poster contest winners i get to announce. i will begin with third-place winners. the third-place winner, first one eighth-grade student, from james brannan middle school. shelley lu (sounds like) apl(applause) also an eighth-grade student from james dunham as well, stella lee. thank you. apl(applause) (applause) to be an eighth-grader. the collaborative has chosen for the second place at 12 greater, from abraham lincoln high school. stephanie chung (applause) and then we have a number of first place winners. i'm sure this is all about collaboration, talking about it, what it means absorbing the purpose and working together. the first place poster altogether for all of us to see. i would like to name everybody. community youth center of san francisco, the young asian women against violence youth participant j
part of the way to do that is to have this be part of the kids education, and push strongly. the collaborative this year, allow the youth of san francisco to enter in a poster contest to provide artistic ability to the messaging of this really important movement. the 2013 poster contest winners i get to announce. i will begin with third-place winners. the third-place winner, first one eighth-grade student, from james brannan middle school. shelley lu (sounds like) apl(applause) also an...
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the emphasis on pre-k education. these are things the government can do it effectively and it is something only the government can do. i was very impressed that he focused on the things that the government can do best, which implies that the government cannot do everything. >> getting his recovery action to be presidents state of the union speech. we appreciate your time this evening. now from the other side of the capital, on the senate side, senator bob casey who just won reelection this past year. democrat of pennsylvania. i want to start with your green ribbon. pennsylvania is a pro-second amendment state. >> it is a strong tradition. the ribbons are to commemorate the victims of sandy hook and newtown. we met tonight, but police officers -- we met some of the police officers who were at the scene. despite some of the divisions on gun policy, people can come together. background checks are the most obvious. even folks that strongly support the second amendment say we can combine together. quarks as the economic s
the emphasis on pre-k education. these are things the government can do it effectively and it is something only the government can do. i was very impressed that he focused on the things that the government can do best, which implies that the government cannot do everything. >> getting his recovery action to be presidents state of the union speech. we appreciate your time this evening. now from the other side of the capital, on the senate side, senator bob casey who just won reelection...
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louisville they have been creative with education, and the allergy. is they're just using proxies for race because at places like louisville you have dnr you -- have -- you can look at race and poverty levels and they tend to coincide. the big idea now is that we should be looking at socialow economic status and using that as a basis of integrating schools at the k-12 level -- and this is a big conversation happening in higher ed as well, rather than affirmative action, which tends to -- opponents say it creams the best and the brightest. we should be using class instead because you have so few persons attending universities. >> host: you could end up in a place like louisville with a bunch of poor white kids in one school and poor black kids in another school. >> guest: yeah. that's the complaint all along. that you had -- still had high-poverty schools, but -- i think it's a compelling case. i think the people who say that race still matters, say that, yes, income can capture and can be a proxy for making sure we also have racial diversity, but raci
louisville they have been creative with education, and the allergy. is they're just using proxies for race because at places like louisville you have dnr you -- have -- you can look at race and poverty levels and they tend to coincide. the big idea now is that we should be looking at socialow economic status and using that as a basis of integrating schools at the k-12 level -- and this is a big conversation happening in higher ed as well, rather than affirmative action, which tends to --...
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he said in nepal we're too poor to afford education but until we afford education, we're always going to be poor. how would that feel for a parent to realize their child would stay in poverty forever. he asked me for help with the library. i wanted to help. i think about andrew carnegie. he did great things for america by building libraries. i figured why not do for the poorest parts of the world do andrew carnegie did for the u.s. >> you're putting libraries all over the world which is an amazing thing. and there's also challenges for girls in third world countries to get educated. and you're attacking that part too. >> we are. at room to read we have gender equality and education. especially with malala and the kids in pakistan and afghanistan in the news so much, 2/3 who are illiterate are girls and women. we have to make sure every girl and boy goes to school. when a girl goes to school, her family is healthier. educated women are twice as likely to vaccinate their children. educated women have lower maternal mortality. you get the ripple effect. especially with girls and women wh
he said in nepal we're too poor to afford education but until we afford education, we're always going to be poor. how would that feel for a parent to realize their child would stay in poverty forever. he asked me for help with the library. i wanted to help. i think about andrew carnegie. he did great things for america by building libraries. i figured why not do for the poorest parts of the world do andrew carnegie did for the u.s. >> you're putting libraries all over the world which is...
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>> both: no. >> 'cause i'm getting more education into my brain. >> more education into your brain. >> when you're in class and you don't understand something, the teachers will take time out after school and during school to help, try to help you, and they, like, they show compassion for you. >> compassion for you. do you guys have any doubt that you're gonna be successful? >> no. >> no. >> and what does success look like? >> you're always supposed to believe in yourself. >> do you believe in yourself? >> yes. >> what i think success is: it's kind of what you're like. you're smart, intelligent. you're a nice reporter. you dress nice. your shoes are pretty. and just that--knowing that you're gonna be something in life. >> you gonna make it? >> yes. >> and then there are students like rojay ball who may not make it. he came here to escape his old neighborhood, where guns and gang violence are common. in 2009, in one turf battle, rojay was shot in the leg. weeks later, he was shot at again, but at seed, he says he feels safe. >> when i come here, i feel as though i can just be laid back
>> both: no. >> 'cause i'm getting more education into my brain. >> more education into your brain. >> when you're in class and you don't understand something, the teachers will take time out after school and during school to help, try to help you, and they, like, they show compassion for you. >> compassion for you. do you guys have any doubt that you're gonna be successful? >> no. >> no. >> and what does success look like? >> you're always...
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determining success in education. because i'll pick up the paper tomorrow and say charter schools aren't as good as they thought they were." >> right. >> rose: pick up the paper the next day and they'll say vouchers are terrific. >> right. >> rose: then the next day you'll have somebody come back who has a different political view and say no, no, no. >> and that's why the american people are so confused right now. because they hear me say one thing, they hear somebody else say another thing. >> rose: they don't know how to measure. >> that's right. and then they say who's right? i can't figure it out. >> rose: what works and doesn't work. >> so here's what i would say. about d.c., we were only there for three and a half years so did we accomplish everything that we wanted to? absolutely not. did we make significant progress that outsize it had progress of the district has been making before? yes. that's unequivocal. and if you look at the achievement rates of the children, we moved from a situation where about a quart
determining success in education. because i'll pick up the paper tomorrow and say charter schools aren't as good as they thought they were." >> right. >> rose: pick up the paper the next day and they'll say vouchers are terrific. >> right. >> rose: then the next day you'll have somebody come back who has a different political view and say no, no, no. >> and that's why the american people are so confused right now. because they hear me say one thing, they hear...
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a lot of it has to do with the education and educating small business owners, what you need to do to get into a brick and mortar building in some of the neighborhoods i think that is important. that was one of the things that came out of the meeting that i was excited b >> he mentioned a tracking system and that will make the life easier. >> yes. and the office too, one of the things that we talked about is working with martha and jane do and they get people in there that say where can we open up for business and we can keep that repose torrey with the office of small business and so it is a win/win for everybody. >> he also mentioned emerging the loan fund and i think that exciting and i would like to know more about it. >> any other commissioners? >> next item. >> commissioners, item 16, general public comment. >> do we have any members of the general public to discuss any items going forward with this commission? >> seeing, none, public comment is closed. next item. >> commissioners, 17, new business. >> and i would like to add something do that based on what i said earlier, i wou
a lot of it has to do with the education and educating small business owners, what you need to do to get into a brick and mortar building in some of the neighborhoods i think that is important. that was one of the things that came out of the meeting that i was excited b >> he mentioned a tracking system and that will make the life easier. >> yes. and the office too, one of the things that we talked about is working with martha and jane do and they get people in there that say where...
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board of education should have said. academics looking at if the justices had done it differently how it might change things and it's really interesting. he probably wouldn't have had the unanimous decision which was very very important but it is really looking at some of the counterfactual and thinking about what a victory it was but also what it did not accomplish. >> host: is it difficult to write a book that pushes back against such a celebrated public policy? there really was considered one of the greatest victories of the 20 century for america. in highlighting the story of people pushing back? >> guest: oh yes. if this is not the book that i expected to write. i went into it thinking that you know, in louisville especially that integration was a good thing and it did, it brought people together. it made me think differently about the world that i might have otherwise and a lot of my classmates i think in the same way and i think you know one of the points i make often in the book is that during the heyday of deseg
board of education should have said. academics looking at if the justices had done it differently how it might change things and it's really interesting. he probably wouldn't have had the unanimous decision which was very very important but it is really looking at some of the counterfactual and thinking about what a victory it was but also what it did not accomplish. >> host: is it difficult to write a book that pushes back against such a celebrated public policy? there really was...